Eric Xing
President and University Professor · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)
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First president of MBZUAI and a globally cited computer scientist in machine learning and statistical methodology. Also professor at Carnegie Mellon University and co-founder/chief scientist of GenBio AI according to MBZUAI's 2026 commencement biography. Geographic context: United Arab Emirates / United States / China-born academic.
Davos status
Named by WEF among leading technology and innovation voices participating in the Annual Meeting 2026.
Last verified: 10 September 2026
Sources & verification
- https://www.weforum.org/press/2026/01/a-spirit-of-dialogue-brings-record-numbers-of-world-leaders-to-davos-for-world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026//
- https://xing.mbzuai.ac.ae/
- https://mbzuai.ac.ae/news-events/commencement-ceremonies/commencement-2026
- Recorded research sources. Historical references do not confirm Davos 2027 attendance.
Record last verified: 10 September 2026. Organiser and self-reported pages are labelled as such and are not independent verification.